Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Austria
Austria: Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use was 18 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Austria, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Austria recorded 18 t for herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Austria peaked at 48 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13 t, in 2016.
Austria ranks 20th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use in Austria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 48 t | — |
| 2012 | 14 t | -70.8% |
| 2013 | 16 t | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 17 t | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 15 t | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 13 t | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 25 t | +92.3% |
| 2018 | 23 t | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 14 t | -39.1% |
| 2020 | 15 t | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22 t | +46.7% |
| 2023 | 20 t | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 18 t | -10.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 18 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 9 t, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Austria's 18 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9 t, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.56 t | 13 t | 48 t | 9 |
| 2020s | 18 t | 15 t | 22 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.833 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0096 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Austria?
- Herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use in Austria was 18 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 48 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 t in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use?
- Austria ranks 20th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – sulfonyl ureas — agricultural use rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides – Sulfonyl ureas — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).